Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.32/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$142.32

333 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$19.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	142.44	798	331
Medium and Large 2-3	488	123.00	600	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.44/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale333 hd

142.32

—

TN average9 barns · 2,115 hd

137.84

+4.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	735	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	164.31/cwt	155.00–166.50	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	161.50/cwt	151.00–164.25	1,008	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.78/cwt	140.00–151.00	844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,019	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	161.29/cwt	156.00–167.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	128.58/cwt	127.00–131.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	156.82/cwt	156.00–162.00	916	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	149.06/cwt	147.00–151.50	790	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	136.05/cwt	133.50–138.00	984	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	141.00/cwt	137.50–142.50	885	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	831	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	807	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	157.08/cwt	156.00–159.00	668	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	146.75/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,049	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	162.83/cwt	162.50–163.50	852	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	131.84/cwt	124.00–134.50	862	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	153.62/cwt	152.00–157.00	596	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	119.53/cwt	116.00–123.00	870	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	139.52/cwt	133.00–140.00	625	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	143.32/cwt	136.00–144.00	639	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	132.64/cwt	121.00–135.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	111.35/cwt	108.00–118.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	142.41/cwt	140.00–144.50	968	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	138.70/cwt	133.00–140.00	533	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	137.92/cwt	130.00–141.00	805	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	137.51/cwt	130.00–143.00	736	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.33/cwt	135.00–144.00	736	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	146.56/cwt	139.00–149.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.94/cwt	113.00–119.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	922	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	144.25/cwt	140.00–146.00	661	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	128.42/cwt	125.00–134.00	822	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.47/cwt	132.00–144.00	795	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	159.21/cwt	159.00–160.00	683	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	144.43/cwt	136.00–148.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	139.08/cwt	131.00–140.00	894	13

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Wed Jul 21, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Receipts 859Last week 1,167Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	464	158.50	158.50
10	—	660	138.00	138.00
7	—	729	127.00–131.00	128.58
51	—	530	147.00–151.50	149.06
65	—	628	137.50–142.50	141.00
29	—	567	146.50	146.50
24	—	425	156.00–159.00	157.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	107.00	107.00
11	—	446	136.00–144.00	143.32
3	—	817	108.00–118.00	111.35
3	—	247	135.00	135.00
14	—	384	133.00–140.00	138.70
2	—	315	141.00	141.00
27	—	584	130.00–141.00	137.92
14	—	535	130.00–143.00	137.51
3	—	723	113.00–119.00	114.94
14	—	691	133.50	133.50
23	—	640	125.00–134.00	128.42
6	—	459	136.00–148.00	144.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	155.00–166.50	164.31
8	—	575	140.00–151.00	146.78
4	—	369	156.00–167.00	161.29
1	—	865	127.00	127.00
1	—	790	125.00	125.00
13	—	723	133.50–138.00	136.05
8	—	330	157.50	157.50
3	—	813	129.50	129.50
15	—	680	140.00–144.50	142.41
8	—	536	139.00–149.00	146.56
10	—	429	159.00–160.00	159.21
3	—	248	157.50	157.50
13	—	643	131.00–140.00	139.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	624	151.00–164.25	161.50
12	—	655	155.50	155.50
40	—	584	156.00–162.00	156.82
10	—	770	139.00	139.00
22	—	468	172.50	172.50
32	—	715	139.00–147.00	146.75
12	—	523	162.50–163.50	162.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	374	142.00	142.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	151.00	151.00
8	—	563	121.00–135.00	132.64
8	—	689	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	654	124.00–134.50	131.84
15	—	388	152.00–157.00	153.62
10	—	728	116.00–123.00	119.53
4	—	620	125.00	125.00
2	—	815	95.00	95.00
1	—	935	85.00	85.00
23	—	521	135.00–144.00	141.33
17	—	458	140.00–146.00	144.25
26	—	574	132.00–144.00	138.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	448	133.00–140.00	139.52
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
4	—	631	120.00	120.00
3	—	468	137.00	137.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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